Venom BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom (Z26017) Dark Shadow Edition

Bold, Sleek, Mighty
Venom BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom

Bold, Minimalist, Powerful.

Our most powerful 17″ business class is Ultraportable. The all-new 9th generation Venom BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom. Designed to Intelligently Perform.

The 9th generation Venom BlackBook Zero boasts the fastest mobile processor, memory, and storage, available in the world. Full-sized PC connectivity and a full-sized keyboard with real-world computing speeds that are up to 2 x faster than the previous Zero 17. An astonishing 150% increase in battery life over the previous Zero 17 and twice the computing performance, weighing just 2.25kgs/4.96lbs. The BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom is the professional’s choice.

Mobile Brilliance.

Conduct business brilliantly. The BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom is designed for those who demand high mobility with maximum performance, and zero compromises.

The brave and the inspired always aim for the next level. The accumulation of each small, but tangible, improvement at every level, ultimately results in huge gains.

The Zero 17 Phantom series, by every standard, is simply better. That is why the BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom is the best, mobile, high performance, 15″ Ultraportable we have ever made.

Smarter, Faster – Intelligent.

The Zero family has conceived over 10 years ago as a high-performance BlackBook with emphasis on portability.
Originally BlackBooks were solely designed for engineers, designers, and architects. The BlackBook Zero brought these winning features into the business and productivity world.
Each component is calibrated to work harmoniously with the next, ensuring speed translates to real-world performance.
Facial recognition, Thunderbolt connectivity, cloud-sized-localized lightning-fast storage, and more is wrapped in Imperial graphite black. Smart and fast meets intelligent and functional.

Venom Vision – Life-like Vibrancy.

The Venom Vision 17.3″ FHD IPS display has a deep black IPS panel in a non-reflective matte anti-Glare LED display. The efficient lower power screen assists with achieving the remarkable 17-hour battery life. 100% sRGB gives consistent colours and brightness across all platforms. Wherever you use it, everything will look great, every, single, time.

Big Power – Midsize Design.

Ergonomically designed to work from any perspective with a Wide Viewing Angle (WVA) screen. Sit or stand and adjust the perfect angle to your liking.

Aluminum composite metal outer casing.

The outer casing is made from 6000 series Aluminium composite metal, a light structural metal providing a balance between strength and weight.

Business, Everywhere.

Exceptional experience within this one device. Unplug for up to 16-hours, with faster everything, and a full array of connectivity options. Run all your business and productivity applications, everywhere you go.

Aerospace Inspired.

Containing manganese and silicon, 6000 series Aluminium’s structure allows the alloy to be solution heat-treated which improves the strength of the material. The alloy is used in fabrication and to produce structural components as well as used in aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles. This metal also finishes very well and provides the ability for extra protection.

Stealth Active Cooling.

User controllable Active Venom Stealth Cooling (AVSC). Control fan speeds and temperature with 4 pre-set modes. Achieve near silence with Stealth mode via the turbine blade fins. The newly designed angular turbine blade fins increase air pressure, and airflow, while also reducing RPM noise for all levels of operation.

Intel Mobile Core i7

11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics is the world’s best processor for thin and light laptops.
This processor surpasses everything in its class — with major advances in all areas that matter.
Immersive graphics, amazing AI acceleration, and best-in-class wired and wireless connectivity to help you focus, create, and engage at new levels.
Combined with new industry-first and best-in-class technologies2, like Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+), Thunderbolt™ 4, AV1 media decode, CPU-attached PCIe* Gen 4 interface, and hardware-hardened security features.

Power Your Imagination.

Able to complete creative projects with blazing speed, powered by unique hardware-accelerated AI, all in a sleek, thin & lightweight, laptop with leading performance — whether plugged-in or unplugged.

Intelligent Performance™.

Harmony is achieved when design and functionality come together in one usable, calibrated, and tuned manner. A superb array of connections, brilliant SoundBlaster audio, immensely large lightning-fast dual-drive flash storage, huge amounts of high-speed memory for smooth multitasking. Next-generation facial recognition, backlit keys with a smooth agile touchpad. Unified and wrapped in a stealth aerospace cool, imperial Black 6000 series Aluminium alloy outer casing.

Up to 4TB of SSD Storage – Speed & Ease.

Utilising the next-gen fastest commercially available SSD known to man. Take all your data with you, wherever you go. Not only is this the highest available storage in any notebook, but it’s also the quickest.
At Venom we are committed to sourcing the best. Multiple configurations ensure you will now have all your photos, videos, spreadsheets, data files, complete works, and works in progress, available upon demand, with ultrafast speeds. Professional applications will launch in an instant, and massive files will be at your command without having to rely on cloud storage.

The World’s First PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.

The extreme speed your innovations need. For the first time, unleash the force of PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD. The first PCIe Gen4 NVMe Client SSD for use in PC manufacturing. The new top-tier performance. Unleash AcceleratedGen4 Speed. Gen4 delivers sequential read speeds of 7,000 MB/s – that’s 50% faster. Random read speeds are also improved by 50% to 1,000K IOPs for accelerated operations.

Dual drive design – Safe data storage.

Not only does the BlackBook Zero 17 Phantom come with the fastest and most reliable SSD, the Zero 17 Phantom can be configured to have two drives. Keep your applications and programs on one drive and documents and media on the other. Safe, independently upgradable, two separate physical drives. Data loss or recovery on one drive means the other driver is out of harm’s way.

Your own personal cloud – Right here.

All this, ultrafast, plus mammoth storage space of up to 4TB, at speeds of up to 7000 MBps (7GB/s), means you can take your entire library of photos, videos, and music with you. No more cloud dependence.

Sleek, Tough.

A tough outer casing that can withstand more. Lightweight and stylish with the ability to offer protection from direct impact, dust, and moisture. The alloy housing also assists in cooling by dispitating heat over a wider area.

Biometric Facial Recognition – Your Face is Your Password.

With an integrated Infrared camera that works alongside the integrated webcam, biometric facial recognition is enabled and you can unlock your BlackBook with Windows Hello. Windows Hello, authentication happens when the user provides his or her unique biometric identifier while accessing the device-specific Windows Hello credentials. The biometric facial data used to support Windows Hello is stored locally on the device within the BlackBook only. It doesn’t roam and is never sent to external devices or servers.

Integrated Webcam.

Show your best side, even in low light, thanks to the front-facing, high definition camera, Dual far-field Studio Mics captures your voice and reduces background noise. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet compliant.

Enhanced Audio.

Two built-in speakers, with high-definition audio. Clear, crisp, and precise.

Visually, Stunning.

Discrete-level graphics performance in a sleeker, thinner, and lighter laptop. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics enables playable gaming frame rates in full-HD. Brilliant visuals with support for billions of colours, HDR10, Dolby Atmos sound, and long playback of Dolby Vision-enabled content with hardware acceleration, an industry first. Not only can you play top games in up to 1080p at 30 fps or more, you’ll also enjoy an amazingly immersive entertainment experience.

Up to 16 hours battery life.

Significantly longer battery life than predecessors. The longest battery life in any 17″ BlackBook ever. Zero corners cut.

Power to do it.

Up to 3200MHz of 64GB RAM. Run Microsoft 365 and creative apps. Protect files and photos in the cloud with OneDrive. Enjoy fast browsing with Microsoft Edge. Watch a film or play your favorite game.

Connect Everything to Everything.

Connect everything, all your devices. As a professional, the devices you own from yesterday and those you’ll own tomorrow, all have a place. The Zero 17 Phantom is designed and built to support and house the equipment, and accessories, you already have invested in, while future proofing those that are yet to be, all in a mobile platform.

Thunderbolt 4.0 PCIe x4.

Thunderbolt 4 is the latest generation of Thunderbolt with high-speed 40Gbps of bandwidth and performance. Use next generation docking stations, external high-speed SSD, Video capture devices and external graphics cards.

Smooth, Secure Touchpad.

Built-in touchpad with Microsoft PTP multi-gesture and scrolling function and integrated fingerprint reader.

Illuminated Full Sized Backlit Keyboard.

Built on Venom’s BlackStrike heritage, we believe the keyboard remains the most important input device for any computer. Full-sized, multicolor, user-adjustable backlit keyboard with a full numeric keypad. Perfectly displaced keys for keystrokes.

Leading the AI Revolution.

The highest performing AI acceleration ever built for thin, and light, laptops. This is uniquely designed to dramatically accelerate the latest AI-enhanced applications and modern workflows. AI powers more immersive collaboration, with neural noise suppression, and even video super-resolution for professional video calls, in any environment, using the latest low bandwidth encode and the best Wi-Fi technology for video conferencing. Revolutionary for creative workflows, enabling amazing new photo and video editing capabilities, at incredible speeds.

Stealth Active Cooling – They will never hear you coming™.

Venom’s Stealth Active cooling ensures all that high performance doesn’t come with a tax. Thinner more energy-efficient, and most importantly, a high air flowing fan built with an anti-vibrating array of bearings, to move heat away from critical components.

Stealth Mode – Fan acoustic control.

Stealth mode can be activated for dynamic thermal and acoustic control, optimising the CPU and GPU to use less power and limit the airflow acoustic volume. Meetings, sittings, and solo time can be stealth quiet at your control. Independently User-controlled performance and thermal settings. Control how much power you wish to consume at what performance levels, with full control over the active cooling fan.

Beautifully Crafted.

Light and thin, the Zero 17 Phantom in its Imperial Black Aluminium Alloy form factor is cool to the touch, and slim, being just 19mm/0.74″

External Recovery Drive.

Restores factory settings and the factory image in under 10 minutes with the included external USB recovery drive. Have the freedom to upgrade and the peace of mind knowing you can get yourself back up and running when it suits you at the time you need it. Independently diagnose drives if you.

 

2 x AC Adaptors included – Power up Home and Away, Covered.

2 x International Power Adaptors + 2 x Power cords included as standard. One for home and one for the office. With the added portability, extended battery life, and two power supplies, you will never run out of power.

 

Fully loaded with only the leanest and meanest software – No Bloatware.

As with any Venom BlackBook, our factory image comes with fully licensed and usable software with no bloatware and all the right tools. Our Windows image is optimised for performance and each and every pre-installed program has been carefully selected, customised and installed for the optimal user experience. You will not need to spend all that time installing software from when you first turn it on.

Multiple Monitors – Three Screens.

Three screens – Supports 2 x external monitors – Countless studies continue to show that dual monitor setups greatly improve efficiency when it comes to computer usage. Dual monitors on your desk allow you to have critical information displayed on one screen for reference purposes while utilizing the second for your actual work, have a PDF document or website open on one screen and Microsoft Outlook or Word open on the other. The BlackBook Zero 15 Phantom will allow you to use two external monitors while still running the third screen on your BlackBook, natively. The BlackBook Zero 15 Phantom is designed to work for you both in and out of your office, the studio at home or away, wherever you are.

All Business, All Class.

Crafted from aerospace aluminum alloy, engineered to be mobile for ultra-performance. Mobile Intelligent performance.